Railway-tie.



C. H. BISHOP.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9.1911.

1,280,376 Patnted 00a. 1, 1918.

COLUMBUS 11.3m or Bram, OKLAHOMA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentedjflct. i, leis.

Application filed July 9, 1917. Serial No. 179,521.

To all whom it may concern: Be i known that I, OoL MBUs H. BISHOP,

. acitizen ofthe UnitedStates, residing at El Reno, in the county of Canadian and State of-Oklahoma, have invented; certain new and useful Improve'mentsin Railway- Ties,:.of,jwhich the following is a specification,;,reference being had to the accompanying drawings. M v '0 This invention relates to certain improvementsin .railwayties and it is ELILO'bJGOt-Of the invention to provide a novel and im- 'proved device of this general character whichis adapted to have its major axes disposed longitudinally, of a rail. It is also an. object of the invention to provide a ,device of this general" character. including novel and improved. means whereby a rail 'may be conveniently and effectively secured thereto andwherein a portion of said securing .nieans' serves to maintain transverselyalined ties in f substantially fixed relative position; i

The invention consists inthe details of construction and in the'combination and arrangements ofzthe: several :parts of my imtantadvantages are attained and the device provedrailway' tie whereby certain imporis Irendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient .and advantageous for use, #all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

7 describe the same with reference to the ac The novel features of the invention willhereinafter be l definitelyfclainied.

In order that my invention may be the better understood; I will now proceed- 'to Fig. 3 is an end elevational view of the.

' structure disclosed in Fig. 2 with the coacting rails in section; V

Fig. l is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken through a sleeper or pillow as.

herein included; and p Fig. 5 is a view in top plan of a base plate as herein embodied.

As herein embodied, a plurality of base plates 1, preferably rectangular in form,

are arranged end to end and have their major; axes disposed longitudinally of .a trackway. Each ofthe platesl at its transverse center is provided with aj series of longitudinally spaced openings 2 and arranged at opposite sides of said openings 2 and equally spaced therefrom are the elongated slots 3 positioned at substantially thelongitudinalj center of the plate 1. Resting upon each of. the plates 1 is a pillow or sleeper]? and as is' particularly illustrated inFigs. 3 and 4, the pillow comprises the longitudinally spaced bottom plates e connected by upstanding webs 5 arranged at the longitudinalmarginal portions thereof. The upper end portions ofjthe webs 5 are connected by the interposed "horizontal plate 6 preferably integrall formed therewith and upon which email is adapted to rest. The plate.6 is positioned) below the up or margins of the webs 5 and the outer web 5 has its portion above the plate 6 provided with the inwardly directed lip onfl'ange' 7 which is adapted to overlie. the outer flange of the coacting rail RhwThe upper face or edge of the inner web 6 at, substantially its longitudinal center, is provided with an upstanding pin 8 disposed through a longitudinally directed slot 9 formed in the end portion of an arm or lever 10. The inner 'extremity of the arm 10 is formed into the cam face 11 which is adapted to engage the web of "the adjacent rail R as saidarm 10 is swung at substantially right angles to the rail whereby it will beperceived that the "arm 10 wilhcoact with the flange 7"and jinain'tain the rail in secure position upon the plate 6. The pillows P are adapted to be arranged in transversely alined pairs so that the outer end portions of the arms or levers 10 may assume an overlying relation, as particularly illustrated at 10 in Fig. 3, and be locked in such overlying relation through the medium of the bolts 12 or in any other manner which may be employed with equal facility and convenience.

Each of the plates 4 has depending therefrom at substantially its transverse center the longitudinally spaced pins 14 adapted to be seated within the openings 2 whereby the pillow is held against endwise or creep ing movement. As is particularly illustrated in Fig. 1, it is preferred that an end portion of a pillow partly overlie the base plate 1 coactingwith the adjacent pillow and'in interlocking engagement through the medium of a forward pin 14 and an opening 2 of the second plate. By this arrangement it will be at once self-evident'that the plates 1 will be maintained in assembled relation and against separating movement.

webs 5 at substantially its longitudinal center with a depending pin 15 extendingwith in a slot 3 to further assure the proper maintenance of the pillow upon the plate. It will also begunderstood that the slots 3 and alined series of openings 2 readily permit an adjustment of the pillow P longitudinally of practice may necessitate.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a railway tie of said coac ting plate 1 as the requirements constructed in accordance withmy invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and it will alsobe obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification Without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not. wish to be "understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in earrying out my invention in practice.

I claim: A 1. 'supportingstructure for a rail comprising platesarranged end to endandlin a Copies of. this patent may be obtainedgfor.

I" also find it of advantage to. provide eaclrofthe.

rail is adapted to rest, said pillows serving to lock the plates in operative position, and means forsecuringthe rail to the pillows.

V 3. A supporting structure for a rail comprising plates arranged side by side and in a direction longitudinally of therail, each of said plates having a series of alined openings therein, pillows mounted upon the plates and upon which the rail rests and members depending from "the pillows and insertible within the openingsotthe plate, each of said! pillows resting upon a pair of adjacentplatesy 4. A supporting structure fonthefrails of a trackway comprising transversely alined pillows upon which the rails are adapted to rest, the'outer margins of the pilljow being provided with flanges to overliethe outer base flanges ofitheirails, levers pivotally engaged gwith the inner marginal iportions. ot the pillows and servingto clamp the rails in applied position upon the: pillowswhen said levers are substantiallyatfright angles to the rails and nieansffor: connecting the levers one to the othertfor maintaining the same inclamping-action.upon the rails. I

5; A supporting structure for the. railssot a trackway comprising transversely alined:

pillows upon which the. rails arel adaptedwto rest said pillows beingprovided with means to engage the outer base flanges otithe' rails, levers pivotally engaged with theinner mar. ginal portions orfifthe pillows and. seiiving-L to clamp the rails in applied: position upon the pillowswhen: said levers are substantially at;

right angless-to the rails and meansiorscon necting the levers one to the other. fonmain taining the same in. clamping; action? upon therails.

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